Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, is the capital of the
United States of America. It is a planned city, designed specifically to house
the federal government, and is not part of any state. Its history, beautiful
architecture, and excellent cultural centers attract millions of visitors each
year. Washington, D.C., is bordered by the states of Virginia and Maryland.

Virtually all of D.C.'s tourists flock to the Mall—a two-mile long, beautiful
stretch of parkland that comprises many of the city's monuments and museums—but
the city itself is a vibrant metropolis that often has little to do with
monuments, politics, or white, neoclassical buildings.

Washington, D.C., was established in 1790 by the United States Congress, as a
federal city exclusively under the control of the national government. The
District of Columbia was originally carved out of both Virginia and Maryland.
The land ceded by Virginia was returned to that state in 1846; the city's
current territory is comprised of only land ceded by Maryland. The city was
subsequently named for George Washington, who selected the city's exact location
on the Potomac River. Designed by architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Washington
was built to have wide avenues radiating from traffic circles, providing for
maximum open space and landscaping. Laws to regulate building heights provide
Washington with a low skyline devoid of skyscrapers present in other cities.

D.C. has been and remains one of the nation's most significant centers of
African American culture. Until the 1920s it was home to the largest black
population of any city, and the first black-majority city in the country. It is
home to Howard University, one of the most important historically black
colleges. U Street was known as "Black Broadway", with Duke Ellington performing
in many of its venues. D.C. has been the hometown of many other significant
African-American figures of history and culture, including Fredrick Douglass.
Washington, D.C., is also a center of deaf culture, as hometown to Gallaudet
University, one of the few universities in the world with a primary mission to
educate the hearing impaired. The District is also home to one of the country's
most prominent GLBT communities, centered around Dupont Circle.

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